IW HENDEESON'S HANDBOOK OF PLANTS HEE Eranthis hyemalis, yellow, J< It. Erynglum amethystinum, Ught blue, 3 It. Euphorbia coroUata, white, 1>^ It. Funkia lanceolata, lilac, IJ^ It. ovata marglnata, blue, iy£ It. subcordata, white, 2 It. GaUum moUugo, white, 3 It. Geranium pratense, light purple, 2 It Geum coccineum plenum, scarlet, 2 It. GUlenia trilollata, light red, 1 to 2 It. Glaucium cornlculatum, yellow, 2 It. Gypsophila paniculata, white, 3 ft. Harpallum rigidum, yellow, 3 It. Hellanthus multUorus, yeUow, 4 It. orgyalls, yellow, 6 ft. Helleborus niger, white, J^ It. Hemerocallis flava, yellow, 2 It. rutllans, orange-red, 2 It. Kwanso fl. pi., orange-red, 2 ft. Hesperis matronalis, purple and white, 1% It. Hibiscus grandiflora, white and rose, 4 to 5 It. Hyacinthus candicans, white, 4 It. Iberis corrsBlolia, white, 1 It. Gibraltarica, rosy-white, 1 It. sempervirens, white, % It. Iris loBtidissima variegata, bluish, 1)^ ft. Germanica, many sorts, 1}^ ft. Ksemplerii, many sorts, 2 ft. pumila, purple and white, J^ It. Lamium maeulatum, purple, j^ ft. Lathyrus platyphyllus (varieties), 6 It. Llatrls pycnostechys, purple, 3 It. spicata, purple, 2 to 3 ft. Libertia Ixioides, white, IJ^ It. LiUum, many sorts, 1 to 5 It. Lobelia cardinalls, scarlet, 2 It. Lotus comiculatus, yellow, very dwarf. Lupinus polyphyllus, blue, 1 It. Lychnis Chalcedonica fl. pi., scarlet. Chalcedonica alba, white, 3 It. Lysimachia clethroides, white, 2 feet. nummularia, yellow, very dwarl. vulgaris, yellow, 2 It. Lythrum sallcaria, reddish-purple, 2 to 5 It. Mertensia virginica, blue and red, 1^ ft. Monarda didyma, scarlet, 2 It. Bradburiana, purple, 2 It. Myosotis palustris, Ught blue, ^ It. Narcissus, many sorts, 1 ft. CEnothera Fraseri, yellow, 2 It. riparia, yellow, 1 It. Mlssouriensis, yellow, % It. Omphalodes verna, blue, J^ It. Papaver orlentale, scarlet, 4 ft. Phlox subulata, purple; reptans, reddish-pur¬ ple, and other dwarf sorts. Garden hybrids ot P. deeussata, etc. Platycodon grandiflorum, blue, IJ^ It. grandiflorum album, white, 1}4 It. Foeonia officinalis, many varieties and colors, 2 ft. tenuilolla fl. pi., crimson, 1 ft. Folemonlum cceruleum and reptans, blue, 1 It. Polygonum cuspidatum, syn. P. Sieboldii, white, 4 It. Pyrethrum roseum and other species, IV It. Bamondia Pyrenaica, light purple, dwarf. Banunculus aconltifolius fl. pi., white, 2 ft. . acris fl. pi., yeUow, 2 ft. Bomneya Coulteri, white, 5 ft. Budbeckla triloba, and other species, yeUow, 2 to 3 ft. Salvia pratensis, blue, 1^4 ft. Sanguinaria Canadensis, white, ^4 ft. Saponaria ocymoides, pink, dwarf. HEE Saxllraga crassiloUa, red, 1 ft. Sedum, many sorts, principally dwarf. Sempervivum, many sorts. Silene alpestris, rose, }4 It. viscosa fi. pi., deep pink, lit. Spirasa Aruncus, white, 4 It. Filipendula fl. pi., white, 1 It. lobata, red, 2 It. palmata, red, 2 It. Ulmaria, white, 1 It. variegata, white, 1 It. Stachys lanata, purple, 1 ft. Symphytum asperrimum, bluish-purple, 2 It. officinale variegata, white, 2 ft. Tradescantia Virginica, blue and white varie¬ ties, 2 ft. Tricyrtis grandiflora, white and purple, 1}4 It. Trifolium incarnatum, rose colored, 1 It. rubens, purplish red, 1 It. Trillium grandiflorum, white, }^ ft- Tunica saxllraga, red, dwarl. Valeriana officinalis, white, 3 ft. Veronica spicata, blue and other sorts. Vinca minor, white and blue varieties, dwarl. Viola, many sorts and colors, }^ It. Yucca filamentosa, white, 5 It. Herbarium. The Herbarium or Horlua Siccua, Is a collection ol dried specimens ol plants, named and systematically arranged. It Is In¬ dispensable to the student, as well as to the working botanist. Beginners in the study should possess, or have access to an her¬ barium, which should contain specimens rep¬ resenting all the natural orders, and as many ol the genera and species ol the plants of his immediate vicinity or district as possible. An herbarium, however, may be restricted to a particular lamily ol plants, made the object ol special study. There has been considerable difference ol opinion as to the proper size ol the sheets lor the Herbarium. The principal British her¬ baria adopt the size ol 16^ x lO"^ inches, which Is thought rather narrow, rarely per¬ mitting two specimens ol the same species to be placed side by side. In the United States 16)^ X IIK has been adopted, and which is, perhaps, the best to follow, though we think a size ol 20 x 16 inches is not too large to handle lor the genus covers, "the species paper being one-quarter ol an inch narrower. Specimens intended to be dried should be gathered on a flne day; if wet with rain they are liable to lose their color, the great enemy to the preservation of which is damp. In readiness there should be six or eight pieces of stout book or millboard, say twenty inches long by flfteen broad, a good supply of old newspapers folded to about the same average dimensions; also a few quires of blotting paper, a few pieces of tissue paper cut to the size of one's hand, and half a dozen squares of cotton wadding cut to the same size as the boards. Using a board as a foundation, place upon it a couple of the folded newspapers, and then dispose the plant in the middle, let¬ ting it fall naturally, but keeping the leaves and other parts as little crumpled as possible; cover In turn with blotting paper, then news¬ papers, and so on till all are safely deposited. The extra boards are to interfere, if needful, the tissue paper is to lay, when necessary, over flowers of particular delicacy; the cot¬ ton wadding is to employ when the stem ot